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Interfacial Magnetic Domain Wall Formation in Perpendicular-Anisotropy, Exchange-Spring Films

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Author(s)

Shannon Watson, T. Hauet, Julie A. Borchers, S Mangin, Eric E. Fullerton

Abstract

Using magnetometry and polarized neutron reflectometry (PNR), we have mapped the reversal processes of the antiferromagnetically coupled, hard/soft system, TbFeCo/[Co/Pd(tpd)}15⁠, with perpendicular anisotropy. The magnitude of the exchange coupling within the [Co/Pd] layer can be tuned by varying Pd thickness. Since PNR is insensitive to moments perpendicular to the plane, a scattering geometry with polarization parallel to the scattering vector was used to isolate in-plane magnetization components and characterize the behavior of a domain wall near the bilayer interface. Consistent with predictions from a micromagnetic calculation, the characteristics of the domain wall vary with field and exchange stiffness in the Co/Pd⁠.
Citation
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
92
Issue
20

Keywords

polorized neutron reflectivity, Perpendicular media, Co/Pd Superlattices

Citation

Watson, S. , Hauet, T. , Borchers, J. , Mangin, S. and Fullerton, E. (2008), Interfacial Magnetic Domain Wall Formation in Perpendicular-Anisotropy, Exchange-Spring Films, Applied Physics Letters, [online], https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2936836, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=610065 (Accessed December 4, 2024)

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Created May 19, 2008, Updated March 22, 2024